Issue - meetings

Report number DEM009 by the Democracy Services Manager.   

                                                                             (Enclosure)

DECISION: That the following appointments be made to the under mentioned outside bodies:

(1)           Grantham Future Strategy Group: Councillor Mike Cook (until May 2011);

(2)           Grantham Future Project Group: Councillor Stuart Farrar (until May 2011);

(3)           Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board: Councillor Bob Russell (until 31 March 2010);

(4)           Upper Witham Internal Drainage Board: Councillors Ben Newcombe-Jones and Councillor Nick Craft (until 31 March 2010);

(5)           Welland & Deepings Internal Drainage Board: Councillors Ray Auger, Mike Exton, Bryan Helyar, and Ken Joynson (until 31 March 2010).

Members had previously been circulated with report number DEM009 by the Democracy Services Manager concerning appointments required to fill two vacancies on Grantham Future, and also to make new or re-appointments to the three internal drainage boards to whom the Council paid a levy.

The Chairman called for nominations to these bodies and where the number of nominations exceeded the number of appointments to be made, members were asked to vote for each candidate.  Those duly appointed had received the higher number of votes.